Talk:Bengaluru

Former featured articleBengaluru is a former featured article. Please see the links under Article milestones below for its original nomination page (for older articles, check the nomination archive) and why it was removed.
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Main Page trophyThis article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article on May 2, 2006.
Did You Know Article milestones
DateProcessResult
February 20, 2006Peer reviewReviewed
March 24, 2006Featured article candidatePromoted
July 23, 2012Featured article reviewDemoted
July 13, 2022Good article nomineeListed
December 9, 2025Good topic candidateNot promoted
Did You Know A fact from this article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "Did you know?" column on July 29, 2022.
The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that the name of the Indian city Bangalore could be derived from a Kannada word meaning 'town of boiled beans'?
Current status: Former featured article, current good article

Did you know nomination

The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by SL93 (talk) 23:53, 25 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Improved to Good Article status by Kpddg (talk). Self-nominated at 11:54, 14 July 2022 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough

Policy compliance:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
QPQ: None required.

Overall: I added some citation needed tags in places that were missing a citation, which need to be resolved. Earwig did detect some copyright concerns, but I think the other sites copied from Wikipedia. Z1720 (talk) 18:20, 17 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@Z1720, this was discussed in the GA review as well. Each statement (like XYZ is a franchise based on the city) has its own article , so it was considered WP:BLUE. Kpddg (talk) 10:22, 18 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I took a look at the statements, and I would not consider them WP:BLUE. Furthermore, BLUE is an essay, which means it is "the opinion or advice of an editor or group of editors for which widespread consensus has not been established." (WP:POLICIES). Since DYK articles appear on the Main Page, there are stricter rules about what needs to be in the articles, and thus these statements will need citations to conform to WP:V. Z1720 (talk) 13:17, 18 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I have added the citations Kpddg (talk) 14:27, 18 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for adding the citations. This is approved, with a preference for ALT0. Z1720 (talk) 14:35, 18 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you Kpddg (talk) 15:12, 18 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

References

  1. ^ —Canton, Naomi (6 December 2012). "How the 'Silicon Valley of India' is bridging the digital divide". CNN. Archived from the original on 18 December 2012. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
    —Rai, Saritha (20 March 2006). "Is the Next Silicon Valley Taking Root in Bangalore?". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 13 October 2011. Retrieved 20 March 2006.
    —Vaidyanathan, Rajini (5 November 2012). "Can the 'American Dream' be reversed in India?". BBC World News. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  2. ^ https://books.google.co.in/books?id=VvpIAAAAIAAJ&redir_esc=y

References

Semi-protected edit request on 16 September 2025

Add the official website of Olyezy Cabs in the external links or business listings section: Olyezy Cabs Official Website. This is the verified website of the company providing taxi and cab services in Bengaluru. Yash june (talk) 12:53, 16 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

}} Yash june (talk) 12:53, 16 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: - we are not here to promote cab companies, or any other business - Arjayay (talk) 13:07, 16 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Bengalūru with a long ū (with a macron)

@Sceptre:, @Manthara:, @TryKid:, @Zoglophie:, @Vestrian24Bio:, @AusLondonder:, @BilledMammal:, @LindsayH:, @Ckfasdf: All of you have supported or opposed the move from the, "Bangalore" namespace to the, "Bengaluru" namespace. However, it is pronounced as, "Bengalūru". Will you permit me to change, "Bengaluru" to, "Bengalūru" in this article? I would hate to edit war over this.-Baangla (talk) 03:34, 18 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The Malé wikipedia article doesn't use Male for Malé anywhere which is why I am asking if it is okay to change, "Bengaluru" to, "Bengalūru" in this article.-Baangla (talk) 05:52, 18 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I won't be changing the spelling or approving of it, though others may. For one, in English the macron is not a used dicritic; i'm not even sure it's a viable diacritic ~ probably not one in several score know if/how it changes pronunciation in other languages. For another, the place's name in English is "Bangalore" or "Bengaluru" in reliable sources as we found out during the move request discussion; do those sources now use the macron? Finally, are you asking for the article to be moved to Bengalūru, or do you want the content to not match the title? I would absolutely not currently support a move request so soon after a previous contentious one ~ LindsayHello 07:57, 18 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I spent a great deal of time adding macrons to some terms in the Male Mahadeshwara Hills article and an admin, Firefangledfeathers believes that it was okay to do so, so I was about to do the same to some terms in this article. Now, are you going to revert my edits if I replace, "Bengaluru" with, "Bengalūru" in this article? If so, I will not bother to do so. I am not requesting that the article be moved at all. A search for Malē Mahādēshwara Bettā on Google still throws up the Male Mahadeshwara Hills wikipedia article as the first search result, so I don't see any problem in replacing, "Bengaluru" with, "Bengalūru" in this article.-Baangla (talk) 08:12, 18 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I believe Firefangledfeathers was talking about whether you editing that article was proper in the context of you not being extended-confirmed, not passing judgment on the isue of diacritics. In any case, admins don't have any special power to determine or adjudicate content, administration is largely about use of specific tools that admins have access to. In addition, the question of use of diacritics is based on consensus of how a term is used in the English language, not whether it affects a Google search; there's no one size fits all solution. I think it's likely that such a change, given the prevalence of Bangalore and Bengaluru in English sources, will be reverted by someone. CoffeeCrumbs (talk) CoffeeCrumbs (talk) 10:17, 18 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose: Bengaluru is the most common usage, Bengalūru however might be accurate but there are other conventions as well. Ex: BengaLUru (Baraha Convention).
Mantharatalk 18:29, 19 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Baangla, the situations with Malé and Bengaluru (Bangalore) are not analogous.

  • There is a commonly used monosyllabic English-language word "male" that is pronounced the same way as "mail". If Malé were written "Male", English-speaking readers would assume that it was pronounced the same way as "male" and "mail". Writing it "Malé" helps the reader to understand that the pronunciation is completely different from "male"; Malé is bisyllabic.
  • This is not the case with Bengaluru. Furthermore reliable English-language sources spell the new English-language name "Bengaluru".Daijiworld, 17 Oct 14, The Times of India, 19 Oct 2014, the municipal corporation

"I've spent a great deal of time" is not a valid reason to retain mistaken edits, has long been an established principle on Wikipedia. -- Toddy1 (talk) 11:28, 18 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Proposal: Municipal finance section (summary format)

I propose adding a brief Municipal finance section based on audited data published on the CityFinance Portal maintained by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. The earlier version was reverted as being too detailed and report-like. Below is a revised summary-style alternative for discussion.

Proposed text for article:

The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) manages municipal finances in Bengaluru. According to audited financial statements published on the CityFinance Bengaluru page by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, BBMP recorded revenue receipts of approximately ₹5,587 crore and expenditure of ₹6,465 crore during FY 2021–22. Own-source income formed the largest share of revenue.[1]

For context: I tested a more detailed municipal-finance format on Indore and Bikaner to understand how much financial detail is appropriate for city articles. I recognise that those pages may also require refinement and I am open to aligning all of them based on guidance here.

If appropriate, would a very small summary table (e.g. revenue and expenditure for the latest year only) be acceptable here?

Janaagraha Wiki (talk) 05:00, 27 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  1. ^ "Bengaluru Municipal Finance Data". Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India. Retrieved 26 November 2025.

Janaagraha Wiki (talk) 13:02, 26 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

It has been summarised as follows in the corresponding section. "As per the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, the BBMP had a revenue of ₹55.87 billion (US$660 million) and an expenditure of ₹64.65 billion (US$760 million) in 2021–22." Regarding the part on the "own source income", you can mention the split in words but need to add a little bit on what is meant by own source income etc., backed by sources. Also, BBMP does not manage the city anymore, has been superseded by a different authority, and if there is updated data available for the later years, it can be updated. Also, in my opinion, pie chart or a table of historical data does not add much value as it is simply cluttering the section, and does not add significant value in the overall scheme of things, as the article is about the city and not the administration. Thanks! Magentic Manifestations (talk) 05:35, 27 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Edit request about the city's skyline

please add a better skyline photo of the city like there were previously because it creates a better impression about the city. Previously I have seen that the city's skyline photos were much better but now they are only focussing on ub city. I hope u would understand my request.~2025-43112-14 (talk) 05:05, 28 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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